Reefing-iron.



1). F. MOORE.

KEEPING IRON.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 29, 1914.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

luomto'o Davao F- MOORE DAVID F. MOORE, OF IBREMERTON, WASHINGTON.

KEEPING-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

Application filed July 29, 1914. Serial No. 853,927..

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID F. Moons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bremerton, in the county of Kitsap and State of WVashington, have invented certain ne wand useful Improvements in Reefing- Irons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings.

My invention relates to a certain improvement in reefing irons for use by wood ship calkers, and has for its object the production of a reeling iron very simple and economic of construction which by its use will eliminate spalling and clipping of the edges of seams and which can be used by an ordinary laborer or boy who is enabled to do in one day much more work than cannow be accomplished by four first class tradesmen with the ordinary hand tools.

lVith these ends in view my invention consists in the peculiar construction and ar rangement hereinafter and in detail de scribed.

In order that those familiar with a calkers trade may fully understand the construction and advantages of my improved reefing iron, I will proceed to de scribe the same referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top or plan view of a reeling iron embodyin my invention, Fig. 2 is a side elevation, Fig. 3 is a bottom view, Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line aa of Fig. 1., Fig. 5 is a side view partly in section showing a modification and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the construction shown at Fig. 5.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

1 is the handle which may be formed at the rear end to enter a chuck connected with an ordinary light chipping hammer used with compressed air.

2 is the head formed with a central longitudinal blade 3 adapted to enter a seam to be reefed and projecting downwardly to such extent as may be necessary to properly reef out oakum, pitch, glue, putty, cement or any composition used in a seam. The head each side of the blade 2 is extended laterally as shown at 4, to take a bearingeach side of the seam upon the planking, and it is bifurcated for a short distance in front of the blade as shown at 5, and the extremities of this bifurcated portion are curved to avoid marring or checking of the planking. The top surfaces of the bifurcated ends are routed out to constitute a throat as shown at 7,and the head is curved as shown at 8, in order that the material reefed out by the blade may readily be led to the rear and out of the way.

It will be readily understood that this improved tool may be cast in one piece, and of such material as may be deemed suitable for the urpose. It may however for economy anc in order that any undue wear of the blade may be compensated for, and in order that it may be adapted to seams of varying width, be constructed as shown in the modification at Fig. 5, in which case the head is formed with a longitudinal recess 9, adapted to receive a blade section 10, forming a continuation of the blade 3 as clearly shown and may be secured in proper posi tion by set screws 11, through the cheeks 12 each side of the recess 9.

The tool is preferably made of tool steel and the blades of tempered steel and of different sizes according to the size of the seam in which it is to be used, the rear part of the blade which is integral with the head serving as a guide within the seam and the lateral projections of the head serving as a guide upon the top surface of the planking.

With this construction it will be readily understood that any marring of the surface of the planking and all spalliug or checking of the edges of the seam are absolutely avoided, and that the tool may be used with great rapidity and as before stated, by one not a skilled tradesnlan.

Having described the construction and advantages of my improvement, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A reefiug tool comprising a handle with an integral head laterally extended and bifurcated at the extremity, and with a vertical blade adapted to enter and to be guided by a seam substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a reeling tool such as described, comprising a handle; a head with lateral projections and bifurrated at the forward extremity; a throat in the upper surface of the bifurcated portions to receive and guide away the material removed from the scam, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a reefing tool such as described comprising a handle a head with lateral projections bifurcated at the forward end, and In testimony WhereofI hereunto aflix my a vertically projected blade adapted to enter signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

a seam an independent blade located Within the bifurcation of the lateral projections DAVID MOORE 5 and reniovabl secured Within a longitudi- Witnesses:

nal recess in the head, substantially as and NICK ALGIVEN, tor the purposes set forth. L. SOHAFER.

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